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Struggling West Indies replace Reifer with Sinclair for second Test against India

The West Indies have included spin bowling all-rounder Kevin Sinclair in place of batting all-rounder Ramon Reifer in the squad for the second Test against India beginning here on Thursday.

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West Indies announce squad for 2nd Test against India, add uncapped spinner

West Indies announce 13-player squad for 2nd Test vs India, including uncapped spinner Kevin Sinclair. Majority of squad from 1st Test retained, with Reifer replaced by Sinclair. Sinclair provides Brathwaite with another bowling option, having featured in 7 ODIs & 6 T20Is. Reserves: Imlach, Jordan.

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Yashasvi Jaiswal has shown he has the awareness of different formats

Yashasvi Jaiswal has a knack of getting runs in matches that matter. I have been watching him from his junior days. So I I am not surprised he has done well on his Test debut. The way he has adapted is really a revelation because we have recently seen him…

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When I bowl, I constantly think like a batter, says Ravichandran Ashwin

Ravichandran Ashwin explained his thought process behind his deliveries after a successful first Test against West Indies. He utilised the extra bounce and spin to make it difficult for the batters to read his variations. He ended with 12/131, his best away from home.

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Ravichandran Ashwin surpasses Harbhajan to becomes 2nd highest wicket-taker for India in international cricket

Ravichandran Ashwin surpassed Harbhajan Singh to become India's 2nd highest wicket-taker in international cricket. He achieved this feat in the 1st Test of the series against West Indies in Dominica, taking 12/131.

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We let ourselves down with the bat, says Windies skipper Brathwaite

West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite, who scored just 20 and 7 in two innings, came down heavily on his ill-equipped batting unit, saying the home team was “let down” by its batters in the opening Test against India

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WI vs Ind first Test | Kohli grinds his way to fifty, India extends lead to 250 runs

India consolidates lead against West Indies in Dominica. Yashasvi Jaiswal third Indian to score 150 on debut; Virat Kohli toils for half-century; India scored 88 runs in 29 overs on a slow pitch, heavy outfield.

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This is just the start, will try to take it far from here: Jaiswal

Yashasvi Jaiswal is delighted to score his maiden century on Test debut, said it's just the start. Rohit Sharma's words ahead of the first Test against West Indies fuelled him to do well, he said.

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WI vs Ind first Test | Jaiswal gets fifty on debut, Rohit hits half-century as India takes control

Indian openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma display composure and temperament, scoring 146/0 at lunch on Day 2 of the Test vs West Indies. Jaiswal curbed his natural stroke-making for a half-century, while Rohit reaches his 15th Test half-century. The slow pitch and lack of pace off the track make…

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Focus on the fast men as India’s rebuilding process begins

India have won the last eight Test series against the West Indies, four of them away. India last lost a Test to the West Indies in 2002. The West Indies’ record in their last five home series is impressive: they have lost just one. The current series is as important…

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Focus on Jaiswal as Team India starts transition phase against wounded Windies

The Indian team is set to hit the transition button with much-anticipated debut of Yashasvi Jaiswal in the two-Test series against a wounded West Indies, which is searching for a road to redemption.

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Rohit gives freedom, he has all traits of great captain: Rahane

India skipper Rohit Sharma gives a lot of freedom to his players and has all the traits of a great captain, said Ajinkya Rahane ahead of the two-Test series against West Indies starting in Roseau on July 12.

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India eye WTC boost from struggling West Indies

India’s latest quest for an elusive World Test Championship title gets under way on Wednesday in Windsor Park Stadium in Dominica against a West Indies team expected to struggle to cope with the formidable challenge presented by the visitors in the two-match series.

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Lara expects players to come good against India

West Indies’ performance mentor Brian Lara believes his players are moving in the “right direction” and hoped some of them will grab the opportunity and produce the goods against a formidable India in the upcoming two-Test series.

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Mckenzie, Athanaze earn maiden call-ups to West Indies squad for first Test against India

West Indies have handed maiden call-ups to left-handers Kirn Mckenzie and Alick Athanaze while bringing back burly all-rounder Rahkeem Cornwall for the opening Test against India beginning here on July 12

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Sri Lanka see off sorry West Indies in qualifier dead rubber

Sri Lanka maintained their unbeaten record at the Cricket World Cup Qualifier as Pathum Nissanka’s hundred helped secure an eight-wicket victory over the West Indies on Friday.

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Mental preparation and skill execution key to success: Brathwaite ahead of India series

West Indies Test captain Kraigg Brathwaite believes their mental preparation and execution of skills on the field will hold the key in the two-Test series against India beginning in Dominica on July 12.

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England set for late start to 2024 Test summer with no home red-ball cricket for women’s team

England’s men will not start their Test summer until mid-July next year as Jos Buttler’s white-ball side head off to the USA and West Indies to defend the T20 World Cup.

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An ODI World Cup without West Indies provides a grim pointer to sport’s ruthless jabs at destiny

From the highs of the successful campaigns in 1975 and 1979, the West Indies has gradually slipped in the past few decades to eventually fall apart and miss out on a World Cup spot. They have missed out on a ODI WC spot for the first time.

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2 months of IPL: Pooran earns nearly 8 times, Hetmyer 4 times of what they would for representing WI

Shimron Hetmyer’s ₹8.50 crore annual IPL fees earned from Rajasthan Royals or Andre Russell’s ₹16 crore retention fee from Kolkata Knight Riders is an indication how cricket’s financial landscape has changed and playing for the West Indies isn’t a motivation anymore.

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West Indies decline has been gradual and even before this current batch started playing, says Ian Bishop

West Indies cricket’s “gradual decline” reminds Ian Bishop of those big business entities of yesteryears which didn’t evolve with time and perhaps will never regain its lost glory.

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ICC World Cup 2023 | West Indies tumbles out of tournament for first time since inception

Two-time champions West Indies on July 1 crashed out of the race to qualify for the upcoming 2023 50-over World Cup in India, after Scotland shocked them by seven wickets in a Super Six match of the qualifier, in Harare.

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Indian cricket’s domestic feeder path to an international destination doesn’t appear to be straightforward

The Duleep Trophy, which commences in Bengaluru , is a case in point. The prestigious zonal tournament has been pencilled in as the Indian team prepares to leave for a multi-format tour to West Indies. The Test squad for the Carribean tour has been announced, lowering the stakes involved with…

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West Indies on brink of missing World Cup after Netherlands triumph in record Super Over

Logan van Beek smashes a record 30 runs in a Super Over as the Netherlands pile more misery on the West Indies

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